A drone strike targeting the Middle East’s largest nuclear power plant in the United Arab Emirates has heightened fears of a broader regional conflict involving Iran, its allied militias, Israel, and the United States.

Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar said Saturday that negotiations on suspended European Union funds were “progressing well” and that he expects to sign an agreement in Brussels next week aimed at unlocking billions of euros for Hungary.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio signaled Friday that the NATO military alliance could become involved in the Iran crisis if negotiations fail to end the war involving Iran, Israel, and the United States.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio warned Friday that President Donald Trump’s growing frustration with the NATO military alliance will dominate what he called “one of the most important summits in the history of NATO” in Ankara, Turkey.

President Donald Trump said Iran has only a “limited period of time” to present a serious peace proposal, warning that U.S. military strikes could resume if Tehran refuses to meet Washington’s demands over its nuclear program.

Several European countries were on high alert Wednesday as Lithuania’s president and prime minister were rushed to underground bunkers and residents of the capital, Vilnius, urged to take shelter during a warning issued after a drone violated the country’s airspace. The turbulence came after Russia warned it could attack Baltic countries despite being part of the NATO military alliance, while Britain reported Russian Air Force activity dangerously close to its spy plane.

The U.S. special envoy to Greenland suggested Wednesday that Washington could still seek greater control over the Arctic island, saying it was time for the United States “to put its footprint back” on Greenland.

In an unprecedented move for an American leader, U.S. President Donald J. Trump said Wednesday he plans to speak with Taiwan’s President Lai Ching-te, after China’s and Russia’s leaders condemned Washington’s “irresponsible” foreign policy.

Hungary’s new Prime Minister Péter Magyar and his governing Tisza party have submitted their first constitutional amendment to parliament in a move that would prevent longtime premier Viktor Orbán from ever returning to power.

Russia threatened to attack Baltic nations if they assist Ukraine in launching drones into Russian territory, despite their membership in the Western NATO military alliance.

The USS Nimitz Carrier Strike Group has arrived in the Caribbean as tensions rise between the United States and Cuba, following the Trump administration’s indictment of former Cuban President Raúl Castro over the 1996 shootdown of two civilian aircraft.

Franklin Graham, the U.S. evangelist who leads the Christian humanitarian organization Samaritan’s Purse, has expressed concern about the plight of an American Christian doctor working in the Democratic Republic of the Congo after he tested positive for the potentially deadly Ebola virus amid a growing outbreak there.

Peter Magyar began a two-day visit to Poland on Tuesday, his first trip abroad since taking office, leaving behind a nation in political turmoil after his threat to oust the Hungarian president while reaching out to Brussels and Kyiv.

The U.S. Air Force launched an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile from Vandenberg Space Force Base in Southern California early Wednesday, saying the long-planned test was designed to verify the readiness of America’s land-based nuclear deterrent.

Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Beijing late Tuesday for high-level talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping, as Moscow and Beijing prepare to advance a joint statement promoting what they call a “multipolar” world order.